Divinity: Original Sin

About Divinity: Original Sin

Larian Studios released Divinity: Original Sin on June 30, 2014 for PC and Mac. This title brings classic RPG elements into a modern package with turn-based strategy combat and deep puzzle solving. You play as a Source Hunter tasked with investigating a murder that spirals into a timeline-shattering conspiracy. The game offers both single player campaigns and full co-op support where you can team up with a friend online or locally. It is a back-to-roots adventure that prioritizes player choice in how you approach every obstacle and enemy encounter within its fantasy setting.

Gameplay

You control a party of characters who take turns acting during combat. The environment reacts to your actions, so throwing water on an oil slick creates a hazard while casting lightning electrifies the wet ground. You can pick up any object, throw it at enemies, or use it to solve environmental puzzles that block your path. Dialogue trees let you discuss decisions with companions who have their own agendas and reactions. The world feels open enough for exploration but focuses on interactive systems rather than just walking through static scenes. Sessions involve planning moves carefully since mistakes cost resources in this turn-based system where every action has a visible consequence.

What Players Think

Critics gave this title serious praise with a Metacritic score of 87 and an IGDB average of 86 from 249 ratings. Players on PlayPile show high engagement with a completion rate that suggests many finish the main story, though only 20.5% of the community unlocked achievements on average. The rarest achievement "The Isle of Last Resort" remains elusive with just a 0.90% unlock rate among all players. Community moods lean heavily toward satisfaction with the depth of systems and freedom offered by the co-op mode. Review snippets frequently mention how the multiplayer experience transforms standard dungeon crawling into a shared strategic session where friends coordinate complex elemental combos to overwhelm foes.

PlayPile's Take

This game is worth your time if you enjoy tactical combat where environment matters more than raw stats. The $20 price point gets you 97 total achievements and hundreds of hours of content through its flexible toolkit. Most players find the single player campaign solid, but the co-op mode truly shines when two people coordinate their build synergies. You will spend significant time testing different dialogue options and elemental interactions rather than following a rigid path. Do not expect a linear narrative since your choices reshape the world around you. Buy it to play with a friend if you want a challenging tactical experience that respects your intelligence.

Storyline

In Divinity: Original Sin you take on the role of a young Source Hunter: your job is to rid the world of those who use the foulest of magics. When you embark on what should have been a routine murder investigation, you suddenly find yourself in the middle of a plot that will rattle the very fabric of time